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I'm sure there are loads of newbies and oldies reading this thread and want to know which is best.

To be honest, the one you like, your customer likes and the one you are confident in applying. .

I have tried many and by that I mean hundreds of friction polishes, lacquers and different thickness CA,s nd would not recommend any method of applying the pen finish.

What I say is when you find the finish you are happy with, can do with confidence then that is the finish for you..

I use a mixture of all the above for different pens, depending on what mood I'm in and what time of year it is and

If the tablets are taking effect..

But seriously the time of year does effect setting of lacquers and the likes of CA . The latter needs some lititle moisture in the air to set and the others don't like moisture..

But heating in the cave can help.

As you can see that is my opinion and sticking to it so follow my method and you will come out with pens of fantastic finish..

<blockquote data-quote="silver" data-source="post: 180820" data-attributes="member: 165">I&#039;m sure there are loads of newbies and oldies reading this thread and want to know which is best.To be honest,&nbsp; the one you like, your customer likes and the one you are confident in applying. .I have tried many&nbsp; and by that I mean hundreds of friction polishes, lacquers and different thickness CA,s nd would not recommend any method of applying the pen finish.What I say is when you find the finish you are happy with, can do with confidence then that is the finish for you.. I use a mixture of all the above for different pens, depending on what mood I&#039;m in and what time of year it is andIf the tablets are taking effect..<img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/18/face.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":face:" title="Face&nbsp; &nbsp; :face:" data-shortname=":face:" />But seriously the time of year does effect setting of lacquers and the likes of CA . The latter needs some&nbsp; lititle moisture in the air to set and the others don&#039;t like moisture..But heating in the cave can help.As you can see that is my opinion and sticking to it so follow my method and you will come out with pens of fantastic finish..<img src="http://www.penturners.co.uk/images/smilies/crossed_fingers.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":fingers:" title="fingers&nbsp; &nbsp; :fingers:" data-shortname=":fingers:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="silver, post: 180820, member: 165"] I'm sure there are loads of newbies and oldies reading this thread and want to know which is best. To be honest, the one you like, your customer likes and the one you are confident in applying. . I have tried many and by that I mean hundreds of friction polishes, lacquers and different thickness CA,s nd would not recommend any method of applying the pen finish. What I say is when you find the finish you are happy with, can do with confidence then that is the finish for you.. I use a mixture of all the above for different pens, depending on what mood I'm in and what time of year it is and If the tablets are taking effect..:face: But seriously the time of year does effect setting of lacquers and the likes of CA . The latter needs some lititle moisture in the air to set and the others don't like moisture.. But heating in the cave can help. As you can see that is my opinion and sticking to it so follow my method and you will come out with pens of fantastic finish..:fingers: [/QUOTE]

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